> From: James Dugan <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Top 20 NY ski areas
If I am not mistaken there is a good shot of Denis hung up on a ledge in
God knows what they call it. <
I've never seen that shot because my software doesn't like Marc's stuff.
I remember it well. There was a nubbin right in the crux of the slot, a
tree that was not cut at ground level. Some idiot had cut it in winter
when the snow was deeper than that day. I had a vision of tripping over
it and sliding headfirst into a tree. I sideslipped, sidestepped, and
otherwise timidly got past that point before committing to a turn. Once
down I realized that it wasn't that tough and I could have been a lot
bolder. This happens to me a lot now. My actual ability exceeds my
ability to commit to the move. With the young it is the other way around.
There is a relatively narrow window in age where the two curves cross.
I'd love to go back there and get first tracks on it. It was Mad River
like. Prior to that day I had no idea that Whiteface had any good woods.
The stunted conifers between near the top between Skyward and Cloudspin
can be pretty good but are still exposed and you never know when you will
suddenly hit ice or crust. The glades elsewhere on the mountain lack
character. Jimski found this run by following a little girl who was
showing it to her Dad. I think we ought to call it, Little Girl's Gully.
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